Overview
- Trump used Truth Social to reject the New York Times article, calling it defamatory and labeling the paper an 'enemy of the people.'
- He directed a personal attack at co-author and White House correspondent Katie Rogers.
- The Times report described shorter public days, signs of fatigue, and moments when he appeared to doze in the Oval Office.
- Coverage cited data showing a 39% drop in official appearances from his first-term pace and later average start times for scheduled events.
- Trump pointed to a recent 'perfect' physical and a completed cognitive test to assert vigor, while the White House in July disclosed chronic venous insufficiency and earlier this year he sued the Times for defamation.